An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Coming at a time when the global financial crisis and contracting of consumer spending is ushering in a new epoch for the fashion industry, To Die For offers a very plausible vision of how green could really be the new black. Taking particular issue with our current mania for both big-name labels and cheap fashion, To Die For sets an agenda for the urgent changes that can and need to be made by both the industry and the consumer. Far from outlining a future of drab, ethical clothing, Lucy Siegle believes that it is indeed possible to be an 'ethical fashionista', simply by being aware of how and where (and by whom) clothing is manufactured. The global banking crisis has put the consumer at a crossroads: when money is tight should we embrace cheap fast fashion to prop up an already engorged wardrobe, or should we reject this as the ultimate false economy and advocate a return to real fashion, bolstered by the principles of individualism and style pedigree? In this impassioned book, Siegle analyses the global epidemic of unsustainable fashion, taking stock of our economic health and moral accountabilities to expose the pitfalls of fast fashion. Refocusing the debate squarely back on the importance of basic consumer rights, Siegle reveals the truth behind cut price, bulk fashion and the importance of your purchasing decisions, advocating the case for a new sustainable design era where we are assured of value for money: ethically, morally and in real terms.

露西·希格爾，英國在報道社會和環境正義方麵議題首屈一指的記者。從2004年起，她每周在《觀察傢報》（Observer）撰寫以道德生活為題的專欄。同時，她也為《泰晤士報》（The Times）、《嘉人》（Marie Claire）和Grazia等雜誌撰寫專題報道。為探討發展中國傢的勞工權益與工人處境，希格爾長期認真研究自己的衣櫥，並觀察時尚界泛濫的消費主張。她花瞭五年時間研究並推動以永續及公平閤理的風格，來取代貪得無厭的廉價、快速時尚。希格爾在2005年發起《觀察傢報》道德奬，堪稱“綠色環保界的奧斯卡奬”。2011年，她與英國奧斯卡影帝柯林·費斯的妻子莉米亞·費斯共同發起綠地毯計劃（The Green Carpet Challenge），緻力於將環保融入時尚，並成功號召梅裏爾·斯特裏普等知名影星在奧斯卡紅地毯上穿著環保時尚服裝。另外，希格爾也擔任倫敦藝術大學的客座教授。